Fighting for JusticeGuarding the civil rights of people with disabilities and advocating with those who need their voice to be heard

Advancing IndependenceEmpowering ourselves and others to live as we choose by learning to advocate for ourselves and to meet our independent living goals

Our MissionTo create a fully inclusive community in which all people, with and without disabilities, may pursue their own goals and choices for living and working together.

Who we are…Disability Rights &Resourcesis a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, non-residential, private, non-profit Center for Independent Living. We advocate and serve as mentors for people with disabilities in a four-county service area comprised of Cabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg and Union Counties in North Carolina.